Document Type

Journal Article

Date of this Version

11-2016

Publication Source

Journal of Cardiac Failure

Volume

22

Issue

11

Start Page

861

Last Page

871

DOI

10.1016/j.cardfail.2016.06.422

Abstract

Background

To identify those characteristics of self-management interventions in patients with heart failure (HF) that are effective in influencing health-related quality of life, mortality, and hospitalizations.

No specific program characteristics were consistently associated with better effects of self-management interventions, but longer duration seemed to improve the effect of self-management interventions on several outcomes. Future research using factorial trial designs and process evaluations is needed to understand the working mechanism of specific program characteristics of self-management interventions in HF patients.